[ad_1] Isobel described Austin, Texas as the kind of city where everyone always talks about leaving. After spending most of her life there, she’d considered a change of scenery, too, but now didn’t feel like the time. Her once long-distance partner, Chenoah, had moved to Austin from Vermont a little more than a year ago, …
Forced Out: Deep in the Heart of Texas – Top Seattle Read More »
[ad_1] Matthew’s Mazzotta’s sculpture “Where’s the Party,” photographed by Mazzotta at his workshop Next week, SDOT crews will install a 17-foot-tall Steller’s jay at the intersection of Highland Park Way SW and SW Holden St. This new public artwork was created by Matthew Mazzotta and is titled Where’s the Party: Elevating Nature and Resilience. It was chosen by a community selection panel and …
[ad_1] Polaris at Rainier Beach opened in 2022 at Rainier Avenue South and 54th Avenue, with Delgardo leasing the ground-floor level. Not only does the space house the Rainier Beach Resource Center, which includes Northwest Black Pioneers and M.A.R.S. Early Learning Academy, but one of the storefronts is home to 8820 BarberShop LLC. Delgardo says …
Rainier Beach’s Black-led organizations battle gentrification – Top Seattle Read More »
[ad_1] Here are the top stories from this week in CHS history: 2022 Officials backpedal on Capitol Hill Superblock plan — UPDATE A ‘strong mayor’ — Harrell’s Capitol Hill tour includes public safety, kombucha, and pumping iron How a giant new Kraken hockey mural ended up along Capitol Hill’s 10th Ave E 2021 Born in …
[ad_1] Mt. Olympus Imports advertisement ca. Nov. 1980 (Image-Todd Matthews) Exploring the neighborhood’s record-shop history It seems quaint today, but there was a time when a new record shop on Capitol Hill celebrated its grand opening with a storewide sale and album giveaways. Such was the case for Mt. Olympus Imports, which opened in the …
[ad_1] Bezos bounces: So long, Jeff Bezos. The local evil overlord titan of industry announced Thursday via Instagram his departure from the Emerald City. Bezos is moving to Miami. He’ll be closer to his parents and to his rockets at Blue Origin. A man needs to be close to his rockets. Bezos bought a Floridian waterfront …
[ad_1] “I only know there’s an election because I got a ballot in the mail,” a voter with a septum piercing told The Stranger while walking alongside their posse of hot young people in Cal Anderson. “But no, I haven’t seen anyone campaigning.” Despite 10 candidates vying for their votes earlier this year, the three …
There’s an Election? For Capitol Hill? – Top Seattle Read More »
[ad_1] Darek Mazzone answers questions for this interview from Istanbul, Turkey. The intrepid host of KEXP’s long-running global music show, Wo’Pop, is scouting musicians in that cosmopolitan country for possible inclusion in his Seattle Sacred Music & Art concert series (SAMA, henceforth). The Polish immigrant and veteran DJ/filmmaker/producer is also on a mission to find …
[ad_1] This is the project timeline for the Fauntleroy Ferry Terminal replacement project. WSDOT Information from District 1 City Councilmember Lisa Herbold The Fauntleroy Ferry Terminal Executive Advisory Committee, of which I am a member, met on October 18th. The Community Advisory Committee met on the 25th. The biggest news is that it will take …
[ad_1] NEW OPENINGS AND RETURNS a stir Like List According to a press release, Capitol Cider Like List owner Julie Tall has joined forces with Locus Wines Like List co-owners Ton Yazici and Rich Burton to reopen Capitol Cider as this new concept combining “Northern Mediterranean influences with seasonal Northwest harvest.” The new spot had …
[ad_1] Hundreds of Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) organizers, their allies, and multicultural faith leaders chained their wrists together, locked arms, and blocked all entrances to the Jackson Federal Building downtown Friday morning. The action marks an escalation in the group’s tactics after weeks of demanding that Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) end aid to Israel …
[ad_1] Seattle Parks and Recreation is seeking community feedback and will hold a meeting this weekend on plans for overhauling the Madrona Playground. The $550,000 project is hoped to replace the play equipment and redesign and possibly repurpose the sandbox area to increase use, the city says. The cherry tree grove health will be examined, …
Seattle Parks seeks feedback on $550K Madrona Playground overhaul – Top Seattle Read More »
[ad_1] Streetwear and events shop Mediums Collective is celebrating its first year of business on Capitol Hill Friday night with fashion and a Dia de los Muertos party. CHS reported here on the new venture from brothers Roger and Cesar Maldonado who have blended Latino culture, streetwear fashion, and E Pike loyalty into a new business helping …
[ad_1] Jump to: Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Multi-Day COMMUNITY Remind Like List Local artists and creators are coming together this Friday to raise money for the Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), which works to protect and improve the lives of children in Palestine and Syria through aid, empowerment, and education. You can enter …
The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Nov 3–5, 2023 – Top Seattle Read More »
[ad_1] A worker at the May opening of Glo’s above Capitol Hill Station Workers at Capitol Hill’s Glo’s Diner say they have voted to end representation by Restaurant Workers United, opting to go it alone when it comes to working with management over issues of scheduling, wages, and workplace safety. Workers who were part …
Workers vote to remove union at Capitol Hill’s Glo’s Diner – Top Seattle Read More »
[ad_1] I stood against the red walls of the warehouse-turned-gym. Fake cobwebs covered exercise equipment pushed up against the sides of the room to accommodate a whooping, hollering audience seated in folding chairs. Attendees wore their coats indoors to protect against the morning chill in the drafty, uninsulated room. A pit crew of spotters and …
Pulling My Weight with Rain City Fit’s Powerlifters – Top Seattle Read More »
[ad_1] But the explosion was witnessed. The armored Coast Guard cutter Manning was anchored some 100 yards from the blast. Its Quartermaster, Emile Moen, was standing watch on deck when he heard a small initial explosion followed by a massive one. He saw the scow “lifted on a pillar of flame a hundred feet high …
Mossback’s Northwest: The day Germany bombed Seattle – Top Seattle Read More »
[ad_1] Katherine Blauvelt, circular economy campaign director for the environmental group Industrious Labs, which obtained the documents through public records requests, said the reports highlight the need for better monitoring and mitigation of landfill methane emissions nationwide. These kinds of methane leaks are likely happening across the country, she said, much more frequently than the …
PNW landfills reached ‘explosive’ methane emission levels in 2022 – Top Seattle Read More »
[ad_1] I’d never even tasted Chef Lakea Osias’s food before she was my favorite new follow on Instagram. Everything this lady posts just slays: her videos trolling her mom for eating snacks too loud, her stand-up-lite bits on how come you gotta start coughing the second you get into an Uber, her showcase on the …
Chef Lakea Osias Is Killing It Every Damn Weekend – Top Seattle Read More »
[ad_1] Tickets go on sale at 10 am unless otherwise noted. ON SALE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3 MUSIC Ayron Jones Remind Like List The Showbox (Sun Dec 31) Brian Culbertson – The Trilogy Tour Remind Like List Moore Theatre (Mar 2, 2024) The Budos Band Remind Like List The Showbox (Jan 27, 2024) Chris Stapleton’s All-American …
[ad_1] When the Seattle International Film Festival announced, back in May, that it had acquired the dormant Cinerama theater from the estate of Paul G. Allen, two primary questions arose: Would the historic movie house retain its name and would chocolate popcorn be on the menu? SIFF promised the return of the beloved concession snack, …
ArtSEA: Seattle’s Cinerama gets a new name and opening date – Top Seattle Read More »
[ad_1] The drum being beaten by the 206’s right is that November 7 is all about the life or death of downtown Seattle. What this means is: If you vote for Bob Kettle, Joy Hollingsworth, and Tanya Woo, the stars of Seattle’s common sense, you will play a direct role in rehabilitating the crown of …
[ad_1] In an attempt to encourage attorneys to file their paperwork electronically, King County District Court Judge Fa’amomoi Masaniai developed a “house point” system based on the one used in the Harry Potter novels. The system led to an increase in lawyers using the court’s electronic filing system, which pleased former court clerk Masaniai, who …
[ad_1] (Image: Sound Transit) Sound Transit Fare Ambassadors aren’t messing around anymore. Starting November 15th, riders at Capitol Hill Station and the light rail system and other Sound Transit services will need to tap in and tap out — but the agency is taking a lenient approach to the new fare enforcement policy. Riders who …
[ad_1] (Image: Ananas Pizzeria) The flavors of a classic pizzeria and Lao cuisine are set to marry in Ananas Pizzeria, a pizza dive bar reintroducing classics while putting a spin on the classic pie from Seattle restaurateur Khampaeng Panyathong. The pizza joint on 8th Ave is a new name returning to an old spot. The location …
[ad_1] Nothing special: Happy Thursday! Remember Wednesday? Yeah, the weather will be just a little nicer than that. In the morning, expect showers and temperatures in the upper 50s. Then in the late afternoon, things should dry up and you might even catch some sun before it sets around 5:50 pm. Also, happy belated November: …
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[ad_1] Warne, whose son is in recovery from opioid use, also has friends who’ve died of overdose. She strongly believes that the new state law making drug possession and public use a misdemeanor will help push people into treatment. Though she’s skeptical of harm reduction, she acknowledges that Willapa Behavioral Health’s additional services are helpful. …
WA’s new drug law could help needle exchanges — or restrict them – Top Seattle Read More »
[ad_1] I wrote a music review. I want to confess that I was wrong about everything, or at least all of the negative things. by Anonymous When I was a much younger person, I wrote an opinion piece for my college newspaper. My writing was on the topic of a musical act and one of …
[ad_1] Voters have less than a week to turn in their ballots for the 2023 local elections, but you might not know it walking through the swing precincts surrounding Ravenna. Only a few homes in the bungalow-dominated neighborhood display signs in support of District 4 city council candidates Maritza Rivera and Ron Davis. Since City …
Neighbors Dish on City Council Candidates Ron Davis and Maritza Rivera – Top Seattle Read More »